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US SEC pens sample letter for companies with insufficient climate disclosures
24 September 2021The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published an 'illustrative letter' it could send to companies...
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High ESG ratings deliver 'persistent' outperformance in Europe - but not the US
23 September 2021Companies with high environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings in the EU demonstrated "persistent outperformance"...
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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Cofco, Lavazza, Mediclinic, ISPT, KiwiRail ... and more
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Bond round-up: UK, KfW, ABN Amro, Serbia, Smurfit Kappa, JSW Steel, GLP J-Reit ... and more
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GLP J-Reit issues 'first' sustainability-linked green bond with 'step-down' coupon
22 September 2021Japanese real estate investment trust GLP J-REIT has raised JPY6 billion ($55 million) from a sustainability-linked green bond...
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KfW expects to 'significantly' exceed 2021 green bond issuance target
22 September 2021German development bank KfW expects to "significantly" exceed its targeted green bond issuance total in 2021..
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£100bn orderbook for record-breaking £10bn UK green bond debut
21 September 2021The UK secured a £100 billion ($137 billion) orderbook for its £10 billion maiden sovereign green bond, making it both the largest sovereign sustainable bond ever issued and the largest ever orderbook.
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CME launches 'first' sustainable derivatives clearing service
21 September 2021Financial derivatives exchange operator CME is launching what is believed to be the first sustainable derivatives clearing service...
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Financial firms must explore 'more radical' solutions to close SDG funding gap
20 September 2021The financial sector upped its funding for delivering the UN Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) in 2020, according to a report, but it needs to provide "bigger and more radical" solutions because Covid-19 has "undone years of progress" towards meeting the targets.
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Ground-breaking sustainability Tier 2 sukuk 12-times oversubscribed
17 September 2021Turkish lender Kuveyt Türk Katilim Bankasi has raised $350 million from its "landmark" sustainability sukuk, the first Tier 2 regulatory note issued through the sharia-compliant bond structure.
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
- Electricity versus gas - the devil is in the detail
- Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
- Wellington: Time to stop 'annoying' rise of three-year lookback sustainable bonds
- Transition plan rules 'should require disclosure of' expected climate impact
- UK Impact market grows to £77bn, with SDR impact label a potential positive
- Sustainable Debt Round-up: IADB, Raizen Energia, Switch ... and more
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Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference round-up
20 September 2024Another hugely successful Environmental Finance event in New York highlights the progress that continuous innovation and improvement is providing sustainable debt markets - with plenty more to come. Ahren Lester reports
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Investors must move beyond 'lip service' on biodiversity, says Nuveen
20 September 2024Investors must move beyond "lip service" and actually be willing to look at nature and biodiversity investment opportunities, Nuveen has told an Environmental Finance conference.
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Dow Chemical could issue second green bond in the future
20 September 2024Dow Chemical has not ruled out issuing a second green bond in the future, although any decision will not be made until after the US election in November.
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Brazilian development bank to fund next wave of renewable technology
19 September 2024The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) wants to fund the next wave of renewable technology in the country, but there is a need for more blended finance, according to Luciana Costa, infrastructure, energy transition and climate change managing director at BNDES.
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Sovereign SLBs challenging due to the nature of the issuer
19 September 2024Sovereigns across the world have embraced the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) instruments, with issuance increasingly being considered, but the nature of sovereigns creates some challenges for investors, the audience at Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 heard.